Composer’s Program Notes:

The season of ‘big rain’ is known as Mbura ya Njahĩ, which refers to the rain that comes that allows the beans to grow (usually from April to July). When writing the piece, I found myself thinking of the sound of the tapping of rain on the roof of our home in Kĩrĩnyaga, where my father and his sisters grew up. It is one of my most favourite, most peaceful places to be.

The piece therefore follows the journey of a gentle rainstorm, featuring sounds of the glimmer of lightning, the low rumble of thunder, and the quiet taps of raindrops – on a leaf, on the ground, and on a rooftop in Kĩrĩnyaga.